How to Measure for a Wig
- Three Basic Measurements
- View Size Chart
- View all wigs in your size
- Makeing a template for a wig cap
- Resizing a Wig (Adjusting the size of a wig)
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Send us your measurements for the best fit for your custom wig.
Before you start:
- Pin hair as flat and as tight as possible before taking the measurements. This will eliminate bulges that distort head contours.
- Use a cloth tape measure to ensure accuracy.
1. Around the Head:
Measure all around the head. Starting at your natural hairline in front, follow your hairline to just above your ear. Measure around the back to the bend in your neck, just above your other ear, then around front to where you began. (Average measurement is 22 inches).
2. Front to Back:
Measure from your natural hairline in front, back over the crown to where your head meets the top of your neck. (Average measurement is 14 1/4inches).
3. Ear to Ear:
Starting at the top of one ear in the crease where a pair of glasses would rest, bring your tape measure up and over the top of your head and down to the same position at your other ear. (Average measurement is 11 1/2 inches).
Please Note: For custom wigs it is best to send custom measurements.
For standard wig sizes (non-custom): If all three of your basic measurements do not match exactly to one on the size chart, choose the size that corresponds to the largest measurement.
The Velcro-TM tabs inside some wigs adjust up to 1" larger or smaller for a secure fit. Some wigs may come with an adjustable elastic drawstring.
Around the Head |
Front to Back |
Ear to Ear |
|
20 3/4 inches |
13 1/4 inches ( 33.5 cm) |
10 3/4 inches (27.5 cm) |
|
| 21 1/4 inches (54 cm) |
13 3/4 inches (35 cm) |
11 inches (28 cm) |
|
| 22 inches (56 cm) |
14 1/4 inches (36 cm) |
11 1/2 inches (29 cm) |
|
| 22 1/2 inches (57 cm) |
14 3/4 inches (37.5 cm) |
11 3/4 inches (30 cm) |
|
23 inches |
15 inches (38 cm) |
12 inches (30.5 cm) |
|
| 24 inches (61 cm) |
15 3/4 inches (40 cm) |
12 1/2 inches (31.75 cm) |
How to make a Wig Cap template
You can make a template for a wig cap that will fit precisely.
- Place an 18-inch square of clear plastic wrap so that it covers the top portion of the head
- After pressing the wrap close to the head, use tape to contour the head shape
- Beginning at the forehead, place transparent tape on the wrap over what will become the outer perimeters of the pattern.
- The areas of baldness determine these outer perimeters.
- After you have taped the boundaries, cover the inner portion of the plastic wrap with overlapping pieces of tape
- Apply a few layers of tape.
- The tape will lock the plastic wrap into a permanent transparent tape template.
Resizing a Wig (Adjusting the size of a wig)
There are 3 basic ways to go about altering the size of a wig.
- This involves cutting and sewing the wig cap or wefts.
- It will cost about $150-$200.
- Wigs adjusted in this manner cannot be returned.
Sewing the wig cap to make it smaller:
- This involves sewing wefts together without any cutting.
- It will cost about $50.
- Wigs adjusted in this manner can be returned if the stitching can be removed to return the wig to its original condition. (The amount paid for adjusting the wig is not refundable even if you remove the stitching.)
You brave souls can adjust the size yourself:
- Think of the wig like any other garment that you would take in (or let out a little). Sometimes a few carefully placed stitches can make all the difference.
- It will cost you nothing but time and some nerves.
- Wigs adjusted in this manner may not be returnable.
* Wefts are strips of material onto which the hair is attached
